I'm 68 years old and I still get chills from this. I meet Gary and he is a true gentleman and this is one of the greatest songs ever . He is a perfect example why Rock will last forever
With Garry Brooker and Keith Reid having passed, I can no longer listen to this song without weeping. I feel fortunate to have seen PH live 4 times. It was like hearing/seeing Beethoven through Marshalls. This song was the accompanying soundtrack to my Baby Boomer Gen. Why must our heroes leave us?
GARY BROOKER IS A MUSICAL GENIUS, and ICON! And The song was written by KEITH REID & GARY BROOKER! THIS SONG TOUCHES MY SOUL, and ALWAYS BRINGS ME TO TEARS EVERYTIME I HEAR IT! IT IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC SONGS OF THE 60'S, and EVEN MADE THE BEATLES JEALOUS! AND RINGO STARR WAS OBSESSED WITH THE SONG!🙏🎶🎤
His voice in the original is so full of hope and dreams. His voice in this version "aches" and has 40 years of living in it. His younger self could not have played off the orchestra so masterfully...
@@papasilver78 Much more like Ray Charles. He phrases far more behind the beat than Kenny and his upper register rasp is more blues soul than Kenny's country twang.
@@markhiggins8315 Yes, When they (Kenny and Gary)were both Younger I never would have confused them, their voices used to be very different. No raspy-ness in Gary Brooker's younger voice, and as You say Gary's phasing is behind the beat, and very soulful. I have performed this song many times, and it is really difficult to sing with the kind of feeling and phrasing, that Gary puts into it. How apt that You compare Gary's voice to Ray Charles, piercing, very soulful, with those bluesy pitch figurations on the tailing off of notes, and almost more heartfelt in the reserved delivery. Thinking of Ray Charles ("Hit the Road Jack"), You can tell how much the break-up hurt even though he is so reserved (and he knew it was his fault) ! ! !
Gary Brooker wrote and recorded this song in 1967..I was 18 when this came out....He sounds even better now than he did back then. Took me back 54 years.
I was only 14 years old when the original version was released on 45rpm vinyl. This song has haunted me since then and like you, it brought me to tears and still does every time I hear it. The orchestral arrangement is better than the original as Gary's voice has matured and mellowed since 1967. If anyone can listen to this song and not be emotionally touched, they have no soul. I'm so glad you reacted the way you did, so I have subscribed to your channel. This was recorded at an outdoor music festival in Copenhagen in Denmark. Here are the lyrics so you can better understand the song. We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale She said, 'There is no reason' And the truth is plain to see But I wandered through my playing cards And would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast And although my eyes were open They might have just as well've been closed And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale
I love this arrangement of "A Whiter Shade of Pale". I played it more times than I can remember back in the 70s and 80s. I was a B3 Hammond Organ player and sang the song as well. A real rock classic that will never die. Thank you for "reacting" to this beautiful song. Always touching to watch a music lover react.
You re true music fan. Nice to see the young feel real music. Hats off to you! Why dont you give Tupelo Honey a listen by Van Morrison, With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker, When A Man Loves A Woman by Leon Russell ( Americana ) and People Get Ready by Eva Cassidy ( live at blues alley. Enjoy!
We are the oldest nation in Europe. We were enslaved, longer than you. We value every poetry and way from different peoples. Forgotten peoples - we sing their songs (and we have - so sorry - they’re gone). We remember them and sing.
Your so awesome sweetheart when you said we bring you the light I think it’s the other way around. You bring us joy Re visiting our childhood. Blessings 🙏🏼🌹
The tune is from Johann Sebastian Bach, the German composer. This song was a huge hit in 1967. Procol Harum is one of the greatest bands of all time and Gary Brooker is a gentleman as well as a superb singer.
Mathew Fisher's organ intro to this song was loosely based on Bach's "Air on a G-string" but diverges after that so that the song (vocal melodies and lyrics) was an original Brooker/Reid composition.
They are an English rock band formed in 1967 That song Whiter Shade of Pale is from that year I believe it to be a rock classic standard from that era of music That era of music has so many diverse genres that it is incalculable the amount of music good music that came from that era I am so glad that you are listening to it and I will promote as much as possible and so will the other people here that have joined you, we'll do the best we can 🤗
I was 25 when this song (the original) came out in 1967. I have never quit hearing it on the radio every few months. Then, a couple of years ago, I found this version on TH-cam. It’s so good with the orchestra and a mature Gary Booker.
This did come out in 1967. Group name is Procol Harum, singer is Gary Booker. This was a concert in Denmark in 2006 with the Danish National Orchestra & Choir. It is breathtaking to me even now at 73!! Look up the original from 1967. Same singer. Love your channel.
The Band was called Procal Harum and the singer is Gary Brooker. Gary passed away on 19 Feb 2022 due to cancer. This song is one out of 42 singles that EVER sold more than 10 million copies. A TRUE Rock Classic.. RIP Brother Gary!!
I was in the same airport bar as him in London, 5ft away, and wanted to tell him how much I loved this song but I didn't want to disturb him as he was eating. Still the right decision, but sorrowful also.
I read somewhere that the man who wrote Whiter Shade of Pale didn't even know what the song was really about he got a couple words coming to him so this song came from out of nowhere it came from the heart from the soul for the belly from everywhere
Gary's voice in this recording is (this is the word you were searching for) an epiphany. He recently died...and when I heard this recording, it broke my heart. Gary Brooker 1946-2022. Thank God for Procol Haurm.
The simply beauty of you is that same way you receive the emotion you transmit the same feeling to me you made me cry too and I 'm happy you are fantastic !!!!! Try to react Tracy Chapman Fast car you'll love
This song was originally recorded in England early in 1967. What you're watching is a "classical" interpretation of the popular rock version. The man playing the piano is Gary Brooker, the song's composer. Procol Harum was Gary's band. The band was virtually unknown in America when the song was released during the summer of 1967. Almost overnight, the song became hugely popular. Here we are 54 years later and "Whiter Shade of Pale" remains one of the most beloved rock songs of all time. The original song/video are available here on TH-cam...at nearly 3 million views, it continues to recall longtime fans and attract new ones by the hour. As you have experienced, the song reaches deep inside and touches your soul...something only music can do. I was 16 years old when I first heard this song...it was a truly wonderful experience. Now that I'm 70, I've listened to this thousands and thousands of times...it's as beautiful now as it was when I was young. You'll find this song will stay with you...always!
Procol Harum was a British rock band started in the 1960 s. This was a #1 hit in 1967. Same original singer Gary Booker, I believe. Still has a great voice.
I’m going to subscribe because you are reacting like you have never seen this before. Perfect natural reaction. I can tell because your eyes can’t look away.
This song is a classic that I have been enjoying on local FM rock radio stations for over 50 years. I had this in my record collection as a very young man. (I am 61 now). Another classic Procul Harum song is CONQUISTADOR , the album version, because it also was recorded live with a full orchestra, the Edmonton symphony orchestra, from Alberta, Western Canada, where I was born and live. Conquistador is an EPIC song. Very theatrical.
The singer is Sir Gary Brooker,founder of Procol Harum.He wrote A whiter Shade of Pale in 1967(lyrics by Keith Reid,who was the 6. member of PH.).Procol Harum means Beyond these things.Actually it is Procon Harun.Gary Brookers Aunty had a Cat by the name of Procol Harum.Please react to" A Salty Dog" and "Conquistador" from the same Concert in Denmark 2006.AwSoP is a brutally beautiful song by a criminally unterrated Band(in my opinion).Gary Brooker was 60 Years in 2006.Amazing!Sorry for my English(I`m from Denmark).By the way-You are Genuin with your Tears.Brutally Genuin!Thanks!
I was 13 growing up in Australia when Gary Brooker and Procul Harum released this song. He sounds even better 40 years later! No one knows or cares what the lyrics mean. It’s a masterpiece! I love to see the reactions of young people such as yourself discovering how cool your grandparents were!
1967 , I was at the music store and I saw this green album ' Shine On Brightly ' and thought " that's interesting " I was about 4 yrs into the rock music , played guitar in a band , thought I knew all the bands , but I didn't know this one . Took it home , put on side #1 . Pretty good songs . Turned it over to side #2 . Holy Crap !!! It was an amazing overture !!! ' In Held Twas In I ' In 1970 , Procol Harum played with Edmunton Symphony Orchestra . Fantastic songs !!! Plus they did the overture In Held Twas in I . They put it out as a live album . It was a classic album . Tried this yrs later , didn't work so well . Then 2006 this in Denmark , remarkable to say the least .
Procol Harum (you pronounced it correctly) is not a guy, but a 1960s British rock group. The lead singer and only original surviving member is Gary Brooker. And yes, he has an amazing voice. When this song was first a hit in 1967, it was released without the symphony orchestra arrangement, which was done specifically for this outdoor concert. The Hammond B3 organ was the main feature of the original arrangement played by the band, whereas the organ doesn't appear in the song here until the second verse. Procol Harum didn't really have that many hit singles. The only other single they released that had much chart success here in America was "Conquistidor" (1972), which they also performed at this same 2006 concert. It can also be found on TH-cam (and it's excellent as well). Conquistidor WAS originally released with the symphony backing track. And no, this was not a wedding. Just an outdoor concert in Denmark. Gary was 61 at the time of this performance. He's still around some 15 years later, still performing, still sounding like a million bucks. Search around and you'll find a lot of interviews with him talking about this song and its origins. I was touched by the tears streaming down your face during this song. I've never really thought of the song as being particularly sad, although the arrangement certainly makes it seems so. It's a classic girl-leaves-boy story. Pretty run of the mill stuff, as songs go. But the the construction of the lyrics and the arrangement (particularly this arrangement with the combination of the Hammond B3 organ, the symphony orchestra, and the choir) is such that it goes to prove how music in all its glorious power can captivate and send us off to mysterious and wondrous places. Here are the lyrics: We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale She said, "There is no reason" And the truth is plain to see But I wandered through my playing cards And would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast And although my eyes were open They might just as well've been closed And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale
Even though I don't think I used to cry when I heard it on the radio, it always had a deeply mysterious and melancholy feel to it for me. And always affected me quite a lot. And like you said, this arrangement takes it to an even deeper and ethereal level that really hits my heart more than ever. If you really want to settle back and absorb the atmosphere of this song, then this is the version.
This first came out in 1967 when I was 12. I'm 66 now so they must be in their 70s. Still in great voice. Always a wonderful song, I still remember every word of it. It's especially lovely with the orchestra.
Procal Harum was a British rock band formed in 1967. I was in high school in the U.S. when they released this song. It's amazing that at his age, Gary Booker's voice is still so soulful and dynamic. P.H. was one of my favorite bands in the late 1960s. Still love them today, and this live orchestrated version is phenomenal. B
Yes, his voice is very emotional and overwhelms you while listening. This is one of my favorite songs of all time and love it even more with this version.
Procol harum is a famous 4 member band from the 1960`s . The singer is Gary Booker and sounds very much like when this song first came out. They made many albums. One of the original members was Robin Trower
Maureen.... Gary Brooker was 60 when this was recorded. Procal Harum sold more than 10 million recordings of this song. Some, including me, this it's the greatest rock ballad ever.
Thanks for a great reaction 😀👍the whole concert with Procol Harum took place in Lejre in Ledreborg castle park (Denmark). There several songs with him including “Grand Hotel” “Homburg”
Thank you so much for doing this! Loved your reaction. This is a beautiful version of their 1967 hit. My favorite song at that time. Procol Harum was a British rock band. Gary Brooker is the lead singer.
Your heartfelt reaction to this song is a fitting tribute to the greatness of Gary Brooker, and as a fan since 1967 it was wonderful to see.Since he past away recently seeing your reaction was especially moving,not only do you look beautiful but you have a Beautiful heart too
You pronounced right and i don't know of any others from them. It is one of my top favorites but it is the the original that I hear in my mind and play. re: a whiter shade of pale
PROCOL HAREM, "WHITER SHADE OF PALE". LATE ENGLISH BAND WHEN THIS SONG CAME OUT. THEIR IS AN A VERSION WHEN HIS BAND WAS AROUND 20...YEARS OLD... MORE GROUP CALLED TEN YEARS AFTER ALSO FROM BRITAIN AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.. SONG IS "I'D LOVE TOO CHANGE THE WORLD"...
Procol Harum was the idea ( brainchild ) of Gary Brooker , singer & Keith Reed , lyricist . Started 1967 . My favorites by Procol Harum are Conquistador ' Denmark , Hotel Grand ' Denmark. ,. Salty Dog ' Denmark. , Repent Walpurgis ' old live studio version , In Held Twas In I. , 1968 green album , long overture. , my absolute favorite .
How nice to see a young and beautiful girl raving about classic rock. This tells us that good music stands the test of time. Indeed, I, who have heard this piece live twenty-odd times, still realize that I am dealing with a work of art. A great song, Brooker's unique voice, great band and orchestra (arrangements by the leader Procol Harum himself). I found beautiful words on the Internet about Brooker, who died last year, by Ian Paice from Deep Purple.
Nearly saw them one night in Cambridge, 1967ish but they had to cancel due to exhaustion. Replacement group was Jeff Beck with Aynsley Dunbar on drums, Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart - not a bad replacement!!
Thank you for your understanding. If we understand nature (animals and plants). If we have not lost touch with the earth (your mother). With your roots - your mother! Greetings from Estonia - keep your culture and music. Be healthy my dear-dear ones
Maureen I just love your beautiful heart, that shines through so well. Procol Harum are a British group from the 1960s that everyone I knew back then and through the 70s onwards loved. It's so wonderful that you are discovering them now, and what better way than with this concert. Keep shining, this world needs lovely people like you.
Love your reaction, I would love to see your reaction to STEVE VAI, one of the top ten guitarists of all time, the king of the instrumental, smooth goosebumps! , You've got to see TENDER SURRENDER (SteveVaiHimself) can't wait to see your face, get ready for the goosebumps. Best wishes from north east England.
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An old man with an even older soul come to bless ours.
I'm 68 years old and I still get chills from this. I meet Gary and he is a true gentleman and this is one of the greatest songs ever . He is a perfect example why Rock will last forever
Your tears say everything about this song
With Garry Brooker and Keith Reid having passed, I can no longer listen to this song without weeping. I feel fortunate to have seen PH live 4 times. It was like hearing/seeing Beethoven through Marshalls. This song was the accompanying soundtrack to my Baby Boomer Gen. Why must our heroes leave us?
Do you want an answer?
It's a rhetorical question@@FritsKist
GARY BROOKER IS A MUSICAL GENIUS, and ICON! And The song was written by KEITH REID & GARY BROOKER! THIS SONG TOUCHES MY SOUL, and ALWAYS BRINGS ME TO TEARS EVERYTIME I HEAR IT! IT IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC SONGS OF THE 60'S, and EVEN MADE THE BEATLES JEALOUS! AND RINGO STARR WAS OBSESSED WITH THE SONG!🙏🎶🎤
Gary Brooker the guy singing this song just passed away at the first of this year God speed brother
His name is Gary Brooker the lead singer for the band Procol Harum. He just passed away on February 19th 2022. He died of cancer rest in peace
He first recorded this song in 1967 and he sounds just as good 40 years later!!!
I actually prefer this version. It needs an Orchestra to do it real justice.
His singing on this version is more intense and passionate than the original recording.
His voice in the original is so full of hope and dreams. His voice in this version "aches" and has 40 years of living in it. His younger self could not have played off the orchestra so masterfully...
@@Wolverines77 Beautifully said
I think he actually improved, though the original was already beautiful.
Gary Booker's voice gets inside of me in ways that very few other singers do. There is something extremely soulful and beautiful about his voice.
Its true
@@maureenreacts3358 you must react from the same gig to A salty dog......unbeliavable!
He kind of reminds me of the late Kenny Rogers. He just gives off that kind of vibe.
@@papasilver78 Much more like Ray Charles. He phrases far more behind the beat than Kenny and his upper register rasp is more blues soul than Kenny's country twang.
@@markhiggins8315 Yes, When they (Kenny and Gary)were both Younger I never would have confused them, their voices used to be very different. No raspy-ness in Gary Brooker's younger voice, and as You say Gary's phasing is behind the beat, and very soulful. I have performed this song many times, and it is really difficult to sing with the kind of feeling and phrasing, that Gary puts into it. How apt that You compare Gary's voice to Ray Charles, piercing, very soulful, with those bluesy pitch figurations on the tailing off of notes, and almost more heartfelt in the reserved delivery. Thinking of Ray Charles ("Hit the Road Jack"), You can tell how much the break-up hurt even though he is so reserved (and he knew it was his fault) ! ! !
Gary Brooker wrote and recorded this song in 1967..I was 18 when this came out....He sounds even better now than he did back then. Took me back 54 years.
And to think I was only 17 !
There were at least 2 writers of this and possibly 3. One of the members sent him the song and they cowrote it.
@@returntonature8773 Keith Reid wrote most of the lyrics to their songs. Gary wrote the melodies.
Yes, I agree. I love his voice even more and this version of the song is outstanding.
I was only 14 years old when the original version was released on 45rpm vinyl. This song has haunted me since then and like you, it brought me to tears and still does every time I hear it. The orchestral arrangement is better than the original as Gary's voice has matured and mellowed since 1967. If anyone can listen to this song and not be emotionally touched, they have no soul. I'm so glad you reacted the way you did, so I have subscribed to your channel. This was recorded at an outdoor music festival in Copenhagen in Denmark. Here are the lyrics so you can better understand the song.
We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason'
And the truth is plain to see
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
You're aware of these songs now. 💕 Much of this music came out in the 60's and 70's.
I love this arrangement of "A Whiter Shade of Pale". I played it more times than I can remember back in the 70s and 80s. I was a B3 Hammond Organ player and sang the song as well. A real rock classic that will never die. Thank you for "reacting" to this beautiful song. Always touching to watch a music lover react.
You pronounced the band’s name just fine. 😊💐
Great😊
You re true music fan. Nice to see the young feel real music. Hats off to you! Why dont you give Tupelo Honey a listen by Van Morrison, With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker, When A Man Loves A Woman by Leon Russell ( Americana ) and People Get Ready by Eva Cassidy ( live at blues alley. Enjoy!
RIP Gary , wonderful singer,iconic song 👏👏🙏
It brings up all your emotions, pulls your heart right out of your body
I'm a 67 year old Man and I'm tearing up right along with you. A Beautiful Reaction Dear.
Thank you so much dear💕
Procal Harum, are a UK band, and this was one of their hits, from 1967, it was unique , nobody could repeat this song.
Thank you dear💕
He sang Savannah in 1979. No fear of flying in 2001
That man is singing from the soul
True💕
We are the oldest nation in Europe. We were enslaved, longer than you. We value every poetry and way from different peoples. Forgotten peoples - we sing their songs (and we have - so sorry - they’re gone). We remember them and sing.
Procul Harum have another great single called 'Homburg'. RIP. Gary Brooker.
RIP Gary Brooker of Procol Harum who passed away February 19, 2022 of cancer at the age of 74. We will miss you.
First listen to Hotel Grand , Procol Harum in Denmark
Your so awesome sweetheart when you said we bring you the light I think it’s the other way around. You bring us joy Re visiting our childhood. Blessings 🙏🏼🌹
The tune is from Johann Sebastian Bach, the German composer. This song was a huge hit in 1967. Procol Harum is one of the greatest bands of all time and Gary Brooker is a gentleman as well as a superb singer.
Bob Smith, you are correct!!
Mathew Fisher's organ intro to this song was loosely based on Bach's "Air on a G-string" but diverges after that so that the song (vocal melodies and lyrics) was an original Brooker/Reid composition.
Mother Earth - spring is the month of sowing - in summer we ripen and in autumn - we harvest. Do not forget yourself and your roots.
It was a concert with the Danish national orchestra and chorus. 💕
Great orchestra!!
They are an English rock band formed in 1967
That song Whiter Shade of Pale is from that year
I believe it to be a rock classic standard from that era of music
That era of music has so many diverse genres that it is incalculable the amount of music good music that came from that era I am so glad that you are listening to it and I will promote as much as possible and so will the other people here that have joined you, we'll do the best we can 🤗
Thank you so much and God bless you dear for me
I was 25 when this song (the original) came out in 1967. I have never quit hearing it on the radio every few months. Then, a couple of years ago, I found this version on TH-cam. It’s so good with the orchestra and a mature Gary Booker.
You must have enjoyed good music then,am jealous
This did come out in 1967. Group name is Procol Harum, singer is Gary Booker. This was a concert in Denmark in 2006 with the Danish National Orchestra & Choir. It is breathtaking to me even now at 73!! Look up the original from 1967. Same singer. Love your channel.
Gary BRooker.
RIP Gary Brooker 1945 - 2022
He passed in February sadly, but as you say has amazing voice brought so much pleasure R.I.P. Gary✊♥️🥰😍♥️✊🌹♥️
The Band was called Procal Harum and the singer is Gary Brooker. Gary passed away on 19 Feb 2022 due to cancer. This song is one out of 42 singles that EVER sold more than 10 million copies. A TRUE Rock Classic.. RIP Brother Gary!!
May his soul rest in peace
Yes Gary Brooker is one member of the band Procol Harum back in the 60s
I was in the same airport bar as him in London, 5ft away, and wanted to tell him how much I loved this song but I didn't want to disturb him as he was eating. Still the right decision, but sorrowful also.
For someone who must be very harassed, you did the right thing, you did a good deed for him by letting him eat in peace. All the best, my friend!!!
Gary was a local resident RIP. Procul Harum is a great 🇬🇧 Band. All Lost now. the emotion to me is there are NO bands anymore like this.
I read somewhere that the man who wrote Whiter Shade of Pale didn't even know what the song was really about he got a couple words coming to him so this song came from out of nowhere it came from the heart from the soul for the belly from everywhere
Gary's voice in this recording is (this is the word you were searching for) an epiphany. He recently died...and when I heard this recording, it broke my heart. Gary Brooker 1946-2022. Thank God for Procol Haurm.
The simply beauty of you is that same way you receive the emotion you transmit the same feeling to me you made me cry too and I 'm happy you are fantastic !!!!! Try to react Tracy Chapman Fast car you'll love
It was a outdoor concert in 🇩🇰 Denmark sweetie
This song was originally recorded in England early in 1967. What you're watching is a "classical" interpretation of
the popular rock version. The man playing the piano is Gary Brooker, the song's composer. Procol Harum was Gary's
band. The band was virtually unknown in America when the song was released during the summer of 1967. Almost
overnight, the song became hugely popular. Here we are 54 years later and "Whiter Shade of Pale" remains one of the
most beloved rock songs of all time. The original song/video are available here on TH-cam...at nearly 3 million views,
it continues to recall longtime fans and attract new ones by the hour. As you have experienced, the song reaches deep
inside and touches your soul...something only music can do. I was 16 years old when I first heard this song...it was
a truly wonderful experience. Now that I'm 70, I've listened to this thousands and thousands of times...it's as beautiful
now as it was when I was young. You'll find this song will stay with you...always!
This song absolutely COMMANDS your attention! The original does too. That organ’s ascending and descending chords are classic
Procol Harum was a British rock band started in the 1960 s. This was a #1 hit in 1967. Same original singer Gary Booker, I believe. Still has a great voice.
I’m going to subscribe because you are reacting like you have never seen this before. Perfect natural reaction. I can tell because your eyes can’t look away.
Thank you so much
@@maureenreacts3358 :))
Maureen you give the best reactions. Your emotions speak to all of us. We love the realness you show.
Thank you so much,am humbled
This song is a classic that I have been enjoying on local FM rock radio stations for over 50 years. I had this in my record collection as a very young man. (I am 61 now). Another classic Procul Harum song is CONQUISTADOR , the album version, because it also was recorded live with a full orchestra, the Edmonton symphony orchestra, from Alberta, Western Canada, where I was born and live. Conquistador is an EPIC song. Very theatrical.
I have always loved this song and I'm proud that this version was made in my home country Denmark.
The singer is Sir Gary Brooker,founder of Procol Harum.He wrote A whiter Shade of Pale in 1967(lyrics by Keith Reid,who was the 6. member of PH.).Procol Harum means Beyond these things.Actually it is Procon Harun.Gary Brookers Aunty had a Cat by the name of Procol Harum.Please react to" A Salty Dog" and "Conquistador" from the same Concert in Denmark 2006.AwSoP is a brutally beautiful song by a criminally unterrated Band(in my opinion).Gary Brooker was 60 Years in 2006.Amazing!Sorry for my English(I`m from Denmark).By the way-You are Genuin with your Tears.Brutally Genuin!Thanks!
Top professional song ,top level for Moment ,🇮🇹🌹
I agree he does sound like Kenny Rogers with some Joe Cocker thrown in
Gary Brooker, hes singing with the angels now....
I was 13 growing up in Australia when Gary Brooker and Procul Harum released this song. He sounds even better 40 years later! No one knows or cares what the lyrics mean. It’s a masterpiece! I love to see the reactions of young people such as yourself discovering how cool your grandparents were!
Babe - you watching an iconic performance.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I saw Gary Brooker in concert at an outdoor Amphitheater along with Bill Wyman from the Rolling Stones best concert I've been to
Procol Harum was a band back in 1967 this was one of my favorite songs
RIP Gary Booker
1967 , I was at the music store and I saw this green album ' Shine On Brightly ' and thought " that's interesting " I was about 4 yrs into the rock music , played guitar in a band , thought I knew all the bands , but I didn't know this one . Took it home , put on side #1 . Pretty good songs . Turned it over to side #2 . Holy Crap !!! It was an amazing overture !!! ' In Held Twas In I ' In 1970 , Procol Harum played with Edmunton Symphony Orchestra . Fantastic songs !!! Plus they did the overture In Held Twas in I . They put it out as a live album . It was a classic album . Tried this yrs later , didn't work so well . Then 2006 this in Denmark , remarkable to say the least .
Procol Harum (you pronounced it correctly) is not a guy, but a 1960s British rock group. The lead singer and only original surviving member is Gary Brooker. And yes, he has an amazing voice. When this song was first a hit in 1967, it was released without the symphony orchestra arrangement, which was done specifically for this outdoor concert. The Hammond B3 organ was the main feature of the original arrangement played by the band, whereas the organ doesn't appear in the song here until the second verse.
Procol Harum didn't really have that many hit singles. The only other single they released that had much chart success here in America was "Conquistidor" (1972), which they also performed at this same 2006 concert. It can also be found on TH-cam (and it's excellent as well). Conquistidor WAS originally released with the symphony backing track. And no, this was not a wedding. Just an outdoor concert in Denmark. Gary was 61 at the time of this performance. He's still around some 15 years later, still performing, still sounding like a million bucks. Search around and you'll find a lot of interviews with him talking about this song and its origins.
I was touched by the tears streaming down your face during this song. I've never really thought of the song as being particularly sad, although the arrangement certainly makes it seems so. It's a classic girl-leaves-boy story. Pretty run of the mill stuff, as songs go. But the the construction of the lyrics and the arrangement (particularly this arrangement with the combination of the Hammond B3 organ, the symphony orchestra, and the choir) is such that it goes to prove how music in all its glorious power can captivate and send us off to mysterious and wondrous places.
Here are the lyrics:
We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, "There is no reason"
And the truth is plain to see
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
Even though I don't think I used to cry when I heard it on the radio, it always had a deeply mysterious and melancholy feel to it for me. And always affected me quite a lot. And like you said, this arrangement takes it to an even deeper and ethereal level that really hits my heart more than ever. If you really want to settle back and absorb the atmosphere of this song, then this is the version.
This first came out in 1967 when I was 12. I'm 66 now so they must be in their 70s. Still in great voice. Always a wonderful song, I still remember every word of it. It's especially lovely with the orchestra.
Procal Harum was a British rock band formed in 1967. I was in high school in the U.S. when they released this song. It's amazing that at his age, Gary Booker's voice is still so soulful and dynamic. P.H. was one of my favorite bands in the late 1960s. Still love them today, and this live orchestrated version is phenomenal.
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Yes, his voice is very emotional and overwhelms you while listening. This is one of my favorite songs of all time and love it even more with this version.
Procol harum is a famous 4 member band from the 1960`s . The singer is Gary Booker and sounds very much like when this song first came out. They made many albums. One of the original members was Robin Trower
What a fabulous emotional reaction to a fantastic live performance. Gary Brookers voice is incredible
Thank you dear
Gary, RIP, Neil
Gary Brooker is an older version of Procol Harum is nothing short of a class at
WE WERE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH GREAT MUSIC DURING THOSE DAYS. THANK YOU MUSIC MAKERS.
Maureen.... Gary Brooker was 60 when this was recorded. Procal Harum sold more than 10 million recordings of this song. Some, including me, this it's the greatest rock ballad ever.
It is just a concert ... A WONDERFUL, CONCERT.
Ooh thought a wedding
Thanks for a great reaction 😀👍the whole concert with Procol Harum took place in Lejre in Ledreborg castle park (Denmark). There several songs with him including “Grand Hotel” “Homburg”
Every one of us appreciates beauty, you don't have to know anything about it you just have to appreciate which you do beautifully.
The lover of our souls RIP ❤
Thank you so much for doing this! Loved your reaction. This is a beautiful version of their 1967 hit. My favorite song at that time. Procol Harum was a British rock band. Gary Brooker is the lead singer.
Thank you so much sweetheart😘
Your heartfelt reaction to this song is a fitting tribute to the greatness of Gary Brooker, and as a fan since 1967 it was wonderful to see.Since he past away recently seeing your reaction was especially moving,not only do you look beautiful but you have a Beautiful heart too
Thank you so much for your kind words ❤️❤️
It's nice to see your beautiful soul show through doing this reaction, thanks for doing this.
Thank you 🙏
What a sendoff it would be to have these folks play at your funeral!
O My! What a beautiful bright soul you have, its blinding!❣
Thank you
Very nice reaction Maureen - the great Gary Brooker has still got it - stunning song.
Thank you💕
This is my favorite song back in 1967
What a beautiful inside and out person you are
Thank you
Witnessing human excellence can be emotional.
not many songs will evoke a tear , but this one does, everytime, much like bagpipes do at a funeral.
Outdoor concert in Denmark
This man Gary Brooker was the main singer in the band Procol Harum
You pronounced right and i don't know of any others from them. It is one of my top favorites but it is the the original that I hear in my mind and play. re: a whiter shade of pale
Maureen I had never heard him before either .I will have to find out about him too ty dear this was beautiful.
try A salty dog from the same gig.....trust me!
Them* it's a band
I saw him in concert some years ago
Consider yourself lucky
Your tears are very touching.. it is awesome to see you respond to his performance with such emotion.
PROCOL HAREM, "WHITER SHADE OF PALE". LATE ENGLISH BAND WHEN THIS SONG CAME OUT. THEIR IS AN A VERSION WHEN HIS BAND WAS AROUND 20...YEARS OLD... MORE GROUP CALLED TEN YEARS AFTER ALSO FROM BRITAIN AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.. SONG IS "I'D LOVE TOO CHANGE THE WORLD"...
Another Beautiful reaction by a Beautiful Lady! 🤗 I hope you're feeling better, you look like you feel better. I hope so. Love you Young Lady. 🤗❤️😎
I feel much better honey
Procol Harum was the idea ( brainchild ) of Gary Brooker , singer & Keith Reed , lyricist . Started 1967 . My favorites by Procol Harum are Conquistador ' Denmark , Hotel Grand ' Denmark. ,. Salty Dog ' Denmark. , Repent Walpurgis ' old live studio version , In Held Twas In I. , 1968 green album , long overture. , my absolute favorite .
How nice to see a young and beautiful girl raving about classic rock. This tells us that good music stands the test of time. Indeed, I, who have heard this piece live twenty-odd times, still realize that I am dealing with a work of art. A great song, Brooker's unique voice, great band and orchestra (arrangements by the leader Procol Harum himself). I found beautiful words on the Internet about Brooker, who died last year, by Ian Paice from Deep Purple.
I loved your emotional reaction to this classic song 🙏❤
Am humbled ❤️
Nearly saw them one night in Cambridge, 1967ish but they had to cancel due to exhaustion. Replacement group was Jeff Beck with Aynsley Dunbar on drums, Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart - not a bad replacement!!
Thank you for your understanding. If we understand nature (animals and plants). If we have not lost touch with the earth (your mother). With your roots - your mother! Greetings from Estonia - keep your culture and music. Be healthy my dear-dear ones
Thank you , young lady, for allowing us to see your honest reaction to a truly great piece of music.
Thank you too
Gary Brooker Whiter Shade of Pale I saw him in concert at outdoor Amphitheater with Bill Wyman from the Rolling Stones
Danish National band joined in on this one & WOW! Just fantastic, makes me tear up everytime I hear it😍👍♥️🌹🍀🤩♥️✊♥️🌹
Maureen I just love your beautiful heart, that shines through so well. Procol Harum are a British group from the 1960s that everyone I knew back then and through the 70s onwards loved. It's so wonderful that you are discovering them now, and what better way than with this concert. Keep shining, this world needs lovely people like you.
Yes, the world is a better place because of you. I'm glad I discovered you on here
Thank you dear
Love your reaction, I would love to see your reaction to STEVE VAI, one of the top ten guitarists of all time, the king of the instrumental, smooth goosebumps! , You've got to see TENDER SURRENDER (SteveVaiHimself) can't wait to see your face, get ready for the goosebumps. Best wishes from north east England.
Thank you honey
This is 1 of the greatest song ever written. There's a 3rd part lyrics to the original song. Eurythmics lady did a great version.
Maureen,your reaktion is full of harmoni,love and peace.
Thank you so much honey ❤️❤️